Nonstop flight route between Bluefield, West Virginia, United States and Sacramento, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercer County Airport (BLF), Bluefield, West Virginia, United States and Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR), Sacramento, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,169 miles (or 3,491 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Mercer County Airport and Sacramento Mather Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLF / KBLF |
Airport Name: | Mercer County Airport |
Location: | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'44"N by 81°12'28"W |
Area Served: | Bluefield / Princeton, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Mercer County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2857 feet (871 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLF |
More Information: | BLF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHR / KMHR |
Airport Name: | Sacramento Mather Airport |
Location: | Sacramento, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°33'14"N by 121°17'50"W |
Area Served: | Sacramento, California |
Operator/Owner: | Sacramento County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHR |
More Information: | MHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Mercer County Airport (BLF):
- The airport has been served by commercial airlines in the past.
- Mercer County Airport is a public use airport in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States.
- The closest airport to Mercer County Airport (BLF) is New River Valley Airport (PSK), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of BLF.
- Mercer County Airport (BLF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mercer County Airport (BLF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,493 miles (18,496 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR):
- Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) is Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NW of MHR.
- Because of Sacramento Mather Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento Mather Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,278 miles (18,150 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On February 17, 2000 an Emery Worldwide DC-8 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from this airport.